Areas of Practice


Family Law & Guardianships

With over a decade of experience in family law, we are poised to assist with skilled and tenacious representation that ensures the best outcome for our clients. Our team has experience throughout the state handling the simplest to the most complex of family law matters.

We advise clients on how best to protect those people and things most important to them through comprehensive advising and representation. From drafting and negotiating prenuptial agreements to unwinding a marriage through representation in divorce, custody disputes, and post-divorce disputes, we help our clients navigate every difficult phase. Our deep expertise allows us to give advice based on real results achieved in courts all over the state.

In complex divorce or other family law litigation, disputes involving property or asset division can have substantial consequences requiring learned advice in related fields. Our firm is uniquely positioned to give clients a “full service” range of advice on these consequences with attorneys available in the areas of taxes, retirement plans, business disputes, and real property. We have trusted partners that we work with to ensure proper resolution of our cases, including experts in the areas of property appraisal and counseling professionals.

We have successfully helped our clients navigate disputes in the following areas of family law:

  • Grandparent visitation/custody

  • Paternity

  • Adoptions

  • Custody and visitation disputes (initial or modification)

  • Contested and uncontested divorces

  • Guardianships of adults and minors

  • Post-divorce disputes, including contempt proceedings

  • Modification of support

  • Negotiation and drafting of pre-and post-nuptial agreements

  • Property and asset division

  • Spousal support (alimony)

Civil Litigation

In his civil litigation practice, Blane has a diversified practice with success representing clients in both contract and probate disputes, including:

  • Breach of contract claims, including judgement collection

  • Construction defects

  • Probate and trust litigation

Document Preparation

Swain Law Firm is also able to prepare various legal documents for our clients, including:

  • Deeds

  • Wills

  • Trusts

  • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

  • Demand letters